He hasn't thought about this problem at all, right?
The scene was a little awkward for a while, and He Xiaofan couldn't answer.
Gu's mother Xiao Xiaofang smiled and said: "In my opinion, neither of them. What really wakes you up is the heartache of being fined for being late, right?"
"It hurts or not, the screenwriters are all independent teams, okay? It's very free, there is no need to go to the company to check in or anything." Gu Baichuan obviously knew more than Xiao Xiaofang, and his tone was several decibels higher.
He Xiaofan smiled and said, "It's true. Sometimes when we receive a project and we have to go to the capital to go to the Magic City with our team members, the project producer locks us in a hotel to write the script."
"Other than asking us to submit the manuscript on time, there are no other special requirements. It's quite free."
"Is that so?" Xiao Xiaofang didn't know much about screenwriting work, so she smiled and said, "How boring would it be to stay in a hotel? It feels like a small dark room in the warehouse of our non-staple food supermarket."
"Hey, Aunt Xiao, you're right, it's almost like a small dark room." He Xiaofan took two sips of Coke and said, "But this way you can also calm down and write the script."
"The hotel rooms are actually pretty good. We have everything we need, and the producers also provided us with a life assistant."
"As for what kind of actors are suitable for what kind of roles in the script, there will also be some actor brochures placed in the hotel, including their agency companies, the actors' personal experiences, etc."
"However, most of these are young actors outside the third and fourth tiers, and some are former first-tier actors. In order to recommend their own actors, the agency needs to cooperate with these hotels."
"Of course, the hotel also knows which screenwriters of the crew are locked in which room to write scripts every year, so they will place the personal brochures of these actors on the desk in the screenwriters' room in advance before checking in.
"
"Is there such a thing?" Gu Baichuan was stunned and said thoughtfully: "It seems that publicity is really important, and the smell of wine is also afraid of the deep alley."
Glancing at He Xiaofan, Gu Baichuan asked again: "Well Xiaofan, you are a screenwriter on the crew, and you are also a signed screenwriter, so you should have quite a lot of rights, right?"
"Pfft!" Listening to his father Gu Baichuan teasing He Xiaofan, Gu Chen couldn't help but chuckle.
Gu Baichuan looked back: "Son, why are you laughing?"
"Signed screenwriters are certainly powerful, but they also have to bear a lot of pressure. In fact, screenwriters should be regarded as model workers on the crew, right? The director has to change the script when he says it. Maybe the time it takes to change the script is enough to write several new dramas."
"Gu Chen, you still understand me." He Xiaofan seemed to have found resonance and smiled bitterly: "Uncle Gu, Aunt Xiao, maybe what you care about is that I can sign my name as the screenwriter in the play."
"But what we are concerned about is that the scripts have various signatures. What are their specific meanings? Will we be deceived?"
"What is the specific division of labor between various positions? How should signatures be standardized? Is there any room for infringement? How should submissions for awards be fair and reasonable?"
"Anyway, to sum it up in one sentence, we are more concerned about the issue of establishing rules and regulations, because it is too common for the writing team to have a battle of wits with the production side, and we have to keep an eye on everything."
Glancing at Gu Chen, He Xiaofan found a stool and sat down first, and couldn't help but said: "If you participate in small projects and small script creations, there are not so many requirements, but once it involves big projects, the interests involved are
There are too many squares.”
"There are always a few investors investing in projects. A 100 million project will soon be joined by new investors. The 100 million will turn into 200 million or 300 million. Everyone wants a piece of the pie, so what should I do?
?”
Gu Baichuan and Xiao Xiaofang looked at each other, both shaking their heads.
He Xiaofan smiled and said: "Then it depends on the distribution of benefits. After all, it is a win-win project, so it is troublesome to coordinate the distribution of benefits. If it is an old partner, there may not be so many problems. If it is a new partner, then several parties must work together.
Sit down and talk."
"In this case, will your script have to be constantly revised?" Gu Chen asked weakly.
He Xiaofan slapped his thigh: "That's right, because different producers have teams of cooperating screenwriters, and the issue of signature is very troublesome."
"Sometimes we would rather take less screenwriter fees and still have to sign, because being able to participate in such a big project is your intangible wealth."
Gu Chen held his chin in thought: "Then I usually watch dramas. Some big productions seem to have so many signatures. It seems that there are so many directors and screenwriters. It's dizzying. What's going on?"
"Haha." Seeing that Gu Chen really didn't understand, He Xiaofan smiled: "Gu Chen, you don't know this, right?"
"If we analyze it from a professional perspective, the signatures related to the script have many different meanings."
After re-adjusting his sitting posture, He Xiaofan raised his fingers and said: "Let me give you an example. Just... there is no complete statistics. This... the various signatures related to the script include chief screenwriter, screenwriter, co-screenwriter, and adaptation.
"What do you think?" He Xiaofan took a sip of Coke and curled his lips and said with a smile: "But these signatures are dazzling when you look at them, but overall, they fall into these three categories."
"Whether it's screenwriter, producer, planning, or specific screenwriting positions, the division of labor among chief screenwriters, screenwriters, and co-screenwriters is different."
"Take the relationship between the chief screenwriter and the screenwriter as an example. It is actually the relationship between the part and the whole. From the perspective of the project as a whole, the chief screenwriter is the project initiator."
"Or it may be the person responsible for the play identified by the producer. The chief screenwriter needs to be responsible for the overall concept and artistic quality of the play's structure, plot, character relationships and direction."
When Gu Chen heard this, he nodded silently: "In that case, some chief writers only talk but don't write, some write outlines, and some write one or two episodes, but most chief writers do outlines and outlines.
Work?"
He Xiaofan was startled, clapped his hands and pointed at Gu Chen, saying: "Gu Chen, you have a very high comprehension ability."
"I'm just talking nonsense. After all, I don't understand." Gu Chen found that the little tabby cat that had finished drinking milk at the door had come to his feet and started meowing.
So Gu Chen tore off half of a piece of bread on the table and threw it accurately into the stainless steel basin at the door.
"Meow!" the little tabby cat cried out excitedly, and swooped to the door again to look for food.
"The investment was too accurate, wasn't it?" He Xiaofan looked at Gu Chen's magical operation and couldn't help but wander off for a while, then returned to the topic and said:
"Actually, what you just said is correct, but as far as the chief screenwriters I have contacted are generally divided into these two types."
"One is for the chief screenwriter to finish all the episodes and scenes and hand them over to some screenwriters to handle."
"There is also a slightly more leisurely chief screenwriter who usually lets four or five screenwriters take charge of different units, and he will finally integrate them."
Gu Chen nodded slightly and couldn't help but said: "Then if he is the first type of chief screenwriter, then he is undoubtedly the soul and core of the script."
"In this case, the screenwriter who completed the text for him is relatively replaceable. This kind of creation is equivalent to being completed independently. He should also have independent authorship rights, right?"
"Yes." He Xiaofan nodded silently, but also said with a depressed look: "But the producer is my father, and whether you can sign it independently depends on your character, especially for large-scale productions. It's like playing scratch-off, it all depends on luck, whether you want to
I fought for it with the producer.”
"But there is another concept here, and that is editorial review."
"Editor? What the hell is an editor? Discipline Inspection Commission?" Xiao Xiaofang didn't know why and couldn't help but said.
He Xiaofan covered his face and said with a smile: "Aunt Xiao, you are so funny. In fact, the position of editor and reviewer is very important. For example, the editor and reviewer in Hong Kong City is actually almost equal to the chief screenwriter here."
"However, this concept has been introduced in the mainland for a while, but the mainland's signature 'editor' does not have the copyright, and it cannot be applied for awards. It can only be applied for the screenwriter or chief screenwriter."
"So the concept of 'editing and reviewing' disappeared after a short-lived appearance in the mainland."
"So that's it. Is this signature so important?" Gu Baichuan felt that these lines were separated by mountains, and many things would be incomprehensible if it weren't for professionals.
What everyone sees are only the participants on the screen, but more people may not even have the right to sign, and they only take money without signing.
Gu Chen also nodded slightly and asked He Xiaofan: "But no matter what, the role of the chief screenwriter is there. In fact, whether it can be signed is not a matter of discussion. Just like the relationship between the characters, the core conflict, the selling points and highlights, these are the key points of a drama.
The most important thing must be done by the chief screenwriter alone, right?"
"You're really right about this." Seeing that he had finished drinking the Coke, He Xiaofan looked at the freezer.
Gu Chen understood this and directly took out a bottle of Sprite and handed it to him: "I'll treat you."
"Thanks, it's mainly because it's so hot outside." He Xiaofan wiped the sweat from his forehead, then opened the Sprite and took a few sips.
Gu Chen opened a pack of napkins, took out two and handed them to him: "Wipe your face too."
"Yeah." He Xiaofan continued to take the napkin and began to wipe the dirt off his face.
Gu Chen was suddenly fascinated by what he heard. He also leaned on the table and asked him: "Brother He, you said that the role of the chief screenwriter is so great. Doesn't it mean that it can be as large as tens of thousands of words in the overall outline, as small as detailed episode summaries, etc.
Does the chief screenwriter have to do it himself?"
"Haha." Seeing Gu Chen's thirst for knowledge, especially because Gu Chen gave him a bottle of Sprite, He Xiaofan laughed twice and was still willing to communicate.
"Gu Chen, you have to know that there is a very important thing in TV dramas called rhythm. The control of rhythm is the most important thing to the chief screenwriter's skill. The screenwriter should listen more to the chief screenwriter's ideas."
"As for co-screenwriters, they are usually common combinations, partners, or modular writing methods that divide the number of episodes, or mentors and apprentices help complete the work."
"However, most co-screenwriters' cooperation does not last long. The distribution of interests and the signing of the names are the points of concentration of conflicts."
Gu Chen nodded slightly and said with a faint smile: "The 'co-screenwriter' you are talking about should be a co-writer with a joint signature, not a co-screenwriter under the leadership of the chief writer, right?"
"Yes." He Xiaofan nodded and said with a smile: "But there is a very interesting thing here, that is, the matching of men and women, there is no conflict, and everyone is easy to talk to."
"But when it comes to cooperation between men and women, or cooperation between women and men, it may not be that simple. Competition between the same sex is sometimes beyond your imagination. Of course, there are some who get along well with each other, but they are only a minority."
"Enemies are friends in the same field, and this applies to the business world as well." Gu Baichuan, the bookkeeper, grinned and said calmly: "Take my non-staple food supermarket as an example. When everyone saw that I was making money, they started to open stores nearby.
Non-staple food supermarket.”
"But what's the result? It's closed down, transferred, transferred. Even if a large shopping mall opens around the community, it will have a little impact on me, but it's not a big problem. How can I make money?"
"Because the core of my family's non-staple food supermarket is that I am an honest child, and the neighbors trust me. Word of mouth spreads the word, and I receive certificates of integrity management every year, which is officially certified."
"Dad, can we keep a low profile?" Gu Chen felt that Gu Baichuan's high profile sometimes made people feel ashamed.
Your family's business has been running for so many years. Do you think the industrial and commercial industry can't give you a plaque for honest management?
He Xiaofan also smiled and said: "Uncle Gu's core competitiveness is there, and it is true that no one can shake it. Your peers are asking for trouble by being here because you are very strong."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "But our screenwriting industry has too many unspeakable difficulties. The main reason is that the division of labor is different and everyone has contributed, so why can't we sign?
"
"Or maybe you have a signature but I don't? This can easily cause conflicts."
"That's right." Gu Chen nodded silently and agreed with He Xiaofan's words, so he continued to ask him: "Then is there no way to solve this problem?"
"Yes." Seeing that Gu Chen was still too young, He Xiaofan chuckled and said, "There are several big names in our screenwriting world who have invented the bamboo style writing method among plum blossoms."
"Bamboo style writing among plum blossoms?"
Gu Baichuan and Xiao Xiaofang said in unison. They looked at each other, but they also didn't know why.
Gu Chen frowned and asked He Xiaofan curiously: "Does this writing method mean that one person writes an episode and alternates?"
"Gu Chen, it seems that you are very smart. You have understood this way of writing literally." He Xiaofan also did not expect that Gu Chen could actually understand this kind of thing that is completely incomprehensible to a layman.
Thorough understanding.
So he smiled and said: "Yes, one person writes an episode and alternates, but this requires a lot of tacit understanding."
"If the writing of two screenwriters becomes closer and closer, then even the great director who has been working with them for a long time will not be able to tell who wrote which part."
Gu Chen nodded slightly, and suddenly remembered a new drama recently released by He Xiaofan, so he asked him curiously: "Then the name of Brother He's new drama should be the co-writer, right?"
"Yes, even as a co-screenwriter, I was paid a lot less just to be signed. It makes me sad to think about it." He Xiaofan couldn't help complaining while drinking the Sprite given by Gu Chen.
Gu Chen certainly understands that fame and money are sometimes like fish and bear's paws, and you cannot have both.
But fame and fortune are equal to future wealth, which at least shows that you are worth this price.
Gu Chen finally understood now why He Xiaofan was unwilling to take on rubbish projects, even if the money was high.
Maybe this is his current dilemma?
It was rare to meet an insider like He Xiaofan in the non-staple food supermarket in his home. Gu Chen still had a humble attitude and asked him for advice: "How long does it take for Brother He to finish writing an episode of the script?"
"this……"
He Xiaofan paused, pondered for a few seconds, and then smiled and said: "This... can only be used as an estimate. A screenwriter can complete 3,000 to 5,000 words in a day while maintaining quality and quantity."
"About... I can finish one episode of the script in five days. With rest, I can finish five episodes in a month."
Looking up at the clouds outside, He Xiaofan calculated in his mind for a few seconds before adding: "Assuming it is a 30-episode script, it will take at least half a year of creation."
"Coupled with the interruptions and adjustments, it will take a year to complete the work, but in fact many film and television dramas would like to ask you to complete the work in 5 or 6 months."
"Therefore, one person cannot complete the entire project on his own. He needs helpers and several people to complete it together."
"So that's it?" Gu Chen finally knew something. He felt that doing this kind of project, just like water conservancy projects, would also take a long time.
It doesn’t mean that you just set up a project and it will be produced in half a year. It is completely unrealistic.
But thinking about the new drama that was being released now, Gu Chen continued to ask He Xiaofan: "The work you wrote is now being released, isn't it the result of your work a few years ago?"
"That's right, who says it's not?" He Xiaofan said with a smile: "So the cycle of becoming famous is too long. If you can't find a new project within this cycle, you will have to go hungry."
"But if you have a good relationship with the script producer, you may be able to continue to cooperate. Although this script producer is not the chief screenwriter, he is actually the person responsible for the drama, but he does not have the copyright."
"Generally, those who can get this signature are because the script producer has given some support and help to the screenwriter. Most of them have a lot of teacher-student relationships and many friends."
Afraid that Gu Chen wouldn't understand, He Xiaofan added: "For example, some cross-border screenwriters may be well-known in their original fields, such as authors, actors, etc."
"If they are to be the screenwriters, do they need to improve their screenwriting skills? Having a script supervisor would be a more appropriate choice."
"And the main role of the script producer is to help the screenwriter control the theme and direction, so that it doesn't overwhelm the main character but is present everywhere."
"It's more about helping some talented newbies. It's more technical than administrative."
Speaking of this, He Xiaofan also sighed with emotion and said: "I entered the screenwriting industry from an author thanks to the support of my script producer friend, but now this guy is involved in a lawsuit and is already exhausted. I am also thinking of ways to help as much as possible.
Give him a handful."
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